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• 23 May 2018 | Press Coverage

  Mark and Karen to foster mother and child reunion, The Forester

  With two grown-up children and eight years as foster carers under their belt, there is not a lot Mark and Karen Stewart don’t know about parenting. Now the couple have taken on a new role as mother-and-baby carers with Community Foster Care and have opened their home in the Forest of Dean to both children and their mothers who discover that parenting doesn’t always come easily...
• 21 May 2018 | CFC News

  CFC's Cumbria team gets walking to help children in need

  Three members of Community Foster Care in Cumbria are putting their best feet forward to support a local charity. Placement Support Worker Viv Gibson, Supervising Social Worker Loren Hannah and student Joanna Tatton are setting off on a 14-mile sponsored walk on Wednesday May 23...
• 17 May 2018 | Press Coverage

  Giving children good start in life, Gazette & Herald

  They have been foster carers for just 18 months, but for Sarah-Jane and Peter Bardsley there’s no going back. Opening their home and their hearts to children who need help, understanding and a place of safety has transformed their lives...
• 16 May 2018 | Press Coverage

  Could you help to care for a child? Fleetwood Weekly News

  Mark Kingston, Community Foster Care's Chief Executive, sent a letter to the editors of a number of local newspapers regarding Foster Care Fortnight. Here's the coverage his letter received in the Fleetwood Weekly News...
• 10 May 2018 | CFC News

  Letter to the Editor: Foster Care Fortnight 2018

  Dear Editor, Thankyou for helping to promote Foster Care Fortnight (May 14-27) - it plays an invaluable role in bringing the importance of foster care to the attention of your readers. Whilst we cannot tell you the names or show you pictures of the many children in care, we can confirm that their numbers are increasing and that the number of foster carers is not keeping pace...